- fixed holy days (same date every year)
- Kemetic calendar
- Zoroastrian calendar
- Celtic Ogham tree calendar
- Roman calendar
- numerology
- tarot
- 2010 lunar days
- 2010 astrological
- 2009 lunar days
- 2009 astrological
- 2008 lunar days
- 2008 astrological
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Blessing of the Happy Woman’s Candle:
Blessing of the Happy Woman’s Candle: Hungarian holy day. Blessing of the Candle of the Happy Women, ceremony of purification, a day of returning light and coming spring.
Coming of Djehuti:
Coming of Djehuti: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Day of the coming of Djehuti [Thoth or Hermes Trismegistus].
King Arthur hunts Twrch Trwyht boar:
King Arthur Hunts Twrch Trwyht boar: Celtic holy day. King Arthur and his Knights hunt the otherworldly boar Twrch Trwyth to obtain the sacred comb and shears that are between the boar’s ears; these are used to shear the hair off the giant Ysbaddaden Pancawr, breaking his power so his daughter Olwen is free to marry Culhwch. — Celtic information provided by Shelley M. Greer ©1997.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Pamenot or Phamenoth (Amenhotep)
Day 10
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Vohuman (eleventh month)
Day of Aban
Day 10
The day of Aban celebrates the Av. Aban, Waters. Special prayers from the Khorda Avesta are recited in honor of the day’s spiritual being.
Activity for the day from the Counsels of Adhurbadh, Son of Mahraspand: “(128) On the day of Aban (the Waters) abstain from water and do not vex the waters.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).
The second seven days (second week) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates light and nature.
The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.
Celtic (ancient Druid) information
Ogham tree calendar
Luis (L)
Rowan Moon
Day 4
The Celtic calendar started out as a moon calendar, but was aligned with the solar year during antiquity. Robert Graves proposed the Celtic tree calendar described here. While widely used by Neo-Pagans, many critics dispute the authenticity. The Beth-Luis-Nion calendar (the one used here) starts with New Year on the Winter Solstice. The Beth-Luis-Faern calendar starts with New Year on Samhain.
Each Celtic tree month (or moon) is named for a Celtic Ogham letter (first line above) and a tree (second line above). All of the Celtic months also had additional folk names (folk names for this month listed below).
Polarity: Masculine
Planet: Uranus
Archetype: Brigantia
Symbol: green dragon
Folk Names:
Moon of Vision
Spirit Moon
Astral travel Moon
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Snowmoon
Roman information
a.d. IX Kal. Feb.
9 days before the Kalends of February
Month: Ianvarivs or Ianuarius or Januarius or Janus
The a.d. IX Kal. designation means ante diem or nine “days before” the Kalends (first day or New Moon) of the next month. When counting days, the Romans included both the start and end day (in modern Western culture, we skip the start day). When the Romans switched to a solar calendar, they continued to use the lunar day names.
The Roman month of January is named for Janus (Ianvs). January was sacred to Janus, the Roman God of gates, doors, and entrances. Janus was an early Italic sky god that long predated Rome. Ovid claimed that Janus said “The ancient called me chaos, for a being from of old am I.” Ovid also claimed that after the world’s creation, Janus said, “It was then that I, till that time a mere ball, a shapeless lump, assumed the face and members of a god.” Joannes of Lydia said, “Our own Philadelphia still preserves a trace of the ancient belief. On the first day of the month there goes in procession no less a personage than Janus himself, dressed up in a two-faced mask, and people call him Saturnus, identifying him with Kronos.” The beginning of each day, month, and year were sacred to Janus. The Romans believed that Janus opened the gates of heaven each day at dawn , letting out the monring, and closed the gates of heaven each day at dusk.
The earliest Roman months were lunar. According to Roman mythology, the ten month solar calendar aligned to the vernal equinox was introduced by Romulus, the founder of Rome, around 753 BCE. In Romulus’ calendar, January did not exist. Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numa’s calendar, January was added to the beginning of the year (following February) and had 29 days. Gaius Julius Caesar, as Pontifex Maximus (supreme bridge-builder, a religious title), reorganized the calendar on the first day of 45 BCE. In Caesar’s calendar (the Julian Calendar), January had 31 days and February was moved to after January. Caesar’s calendar was calculated by Sosigenes, an Egyptian astrologer/astronomer. In 8 BCE, Augustus Caesar fixed errors by pontiffs after Julius’ death and made other minor modifications, resulting in the modern Western calendar. The modern Gregorian Calendar, named for Roman Catholic Pope Gregory the Thirteenth, was a realignment in 1582. The Romans avoided giving January 30 days (skipping from 29 to 31) because of a superstitious dread of even numbers.
numerology
Today totals 6 in modern Western numerology. See the article on six for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is The Lovers.
| date: | Sunday | January 24, 2010 | |
Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | in Taurus |
Mercury: | Direct until April 18 | ||
Mars: | Retrograde until March 10  | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 30 | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | in Taurus |
 Next Full Moon January 30 |  Next Waning Quarter February 5 |  Next New Moon February 13 |  Next Waxing Quarter February 21 |
Second Quarter in Taurus:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Taurus.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 10:03 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 7:03 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). The Moon is void of course from the last traditional aspect in a sign to the ingress into the next sign. Moon void of course is a time of distractions and miscommunications. Things started during Moon void of course tend to sputter and fail.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
Taurus Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Taurus because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Scorpio Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Scorpio because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Sun Trine Saturn: The Sun is trine Saturn at 10:37 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 7:37 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). This is a good time to deal with authority. Ritual to Asar (Osiris).
Moon Sextile Uranus: The Moon is sextile Uranus at 7:25 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 4:25 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time to be original, creative, and inventive. Creativity and originality magick spells. Innovation and new ideas. Ritual to Nun and Bast.
Moon Square Neptune: The Moon is square Neptune at 10:03 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 7:03 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Be careful — You may be gullible and your judgement may be poor. Time for serious thinking. Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Magick Color:
Orange: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is orange. You may want to burn an orange candle or wear some orange this day.
Magick Incense:
Almond: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is almond. You may want to burn almond incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like almond.
See also the article on incense. An American source for high quality incense is Mountain Rose Herbs. A British source for incense is Pagan Magic.
| date: | Saturday | January 24, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | in Capricorn |
| Mercury: | Retrograde until February 1 | ||
| Saturn: | Retrograde until May 16 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | in Capricorn |
Next New Moon January 26 | Next Waxing Quarter February 2 | Next Full Moon February 9 | Next Waning Quarter February 16 |
Fourth Quarter in Capricorn:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Capricorn.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
Capricorn Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Capricorn because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Cancer Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Cancer because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Sun Conjunct Jupiter: The Sun is in conjunction with Jupiter at 12:44 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Mars Trine Saturn: Mars is trine Saturn at 3:04 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Venus Opposite Saturn: Venus is in opposition with Saturn at 3:15 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Venus Sextile Mars: Venus is sextile Mars at 4:05 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Sextile Uranus: The Moon is sextile Uranus at 6:04 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Trine Saturn: The Moon is trine Saturn at 8:20 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Conjunct Mars: The Moon is in conjunction with Mars at 9:35 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Sextile Venus: The Moon is sextile Venus at 9:51 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Magick Color:
Blue: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is blue. You may want to burn a blue candle or wear some blue this day.
Magick Incense:
Parsley, Patchouli, Thyme: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is patchouli. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is parsley or thyme. You may want to burn parsley, patchouli, or thyme incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like parsley, patchouli, or thyme.
See also the article on incense. An American source for high quality incense is Mountain Rose Herbs. A British source for incense is Pagan Magic. Another American source for incense is Pagan Shopping.
lunar information 2008
Third Quarter in Leo:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Leo.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 9:43 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon enters Virgo:
Moon Enters Virgo: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Virgo at 9:48 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
astrological information 2008
Venus Conjunct Pluto: Venus is in conjunction with Pluto at 1:58 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Venus enters Capricorn:
--> Venus Enters Capricorn: Planetary ingress. Venus enters the sign Capricorn at 3:06 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Trine Pluto: The Moon is trine Pluto at 9:43 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Moon Trine Venus: The Moon is trine Venus at 10:29 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Sun Quincunx Moon: The Sun is quincunx the Moon at 5:37 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Conjunct Saturn: The Moon is in conjunction with Saturn at 11:13 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Virgo Rewarding: This day in 2008 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Virgo because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Pisces Challenging: This day in 2008 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Pisces because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
holy days 2005
Blue Monday:
Blue Monday: The most depressing day of the year in 2005, as calculated by Dr. Cliff Arnall of the University of Cardiff’s Center for Lifelong Learning.
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